Book Review: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

A Mirror Mended Author: Alix E. HarrowSeries: Fractured Fables, book 2Publisher: Tordotcom (June 14, 2022)Hardcover, 144 pagesFantasy, fairy tale retellingsGoodreads Summary Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty, is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once you’ve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, once you’ve gotten drunk with twenty good fairies and made …

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Book Review: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle & Bone Author: T. KingfisherPublisher: Tor Books (April 26, 2022)Hardcover, 245 pagesFantasyGoodreads Summary After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, …

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Book Review: Second Star to the Left by Megan Van Dyke

Second Star to the Left Author: Megan Van DykePublisher: City Owl Press (February 15, 2022)Paperback, 302 pagesRomance, Adult Fantasy RomanceGoodreads Summary Tinker Bell, banished from her homeland for doing the unthinkable, selling the hottest drug in Neverland—pixie dust—wants absolution. Determined to find a way home, Tink doesn’t hesitate to follow the one lead she has, …

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Book Review: Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris

Honeycomb Author: Joanne M. HarrisPublisher: Gallery / Saga Press (May 25, 2021)Hardcover, 432 pagesFantasy, Short StoriesGoodreads Summary The beauty of stories; you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a …

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Book Review: Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer

Into the Heartless Wood Author: Joanna Ruth MeyerPublisher: Page Street Kids (January 12, 2021)Hardcover, 368 pagesFantasy, YA FantasyGoodreads Summary The forest is a dangerous place, where siren song lures men and women to their deaths. For centuries, a witch has harvested souls to feed the heartless tree, using its power to grow her domain. When …

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Book Review: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Jolene Author: Mercedes LackeySeries: Elemental Masters, book 15Publisher: DAW (December 1, 2020)Hardcover, 320 pagesFantasy, Fairy tale retellingsGoodreads Summary The beloved Elemental Masters series moves to America for the first time in a rich retelling of The Queen of the Copper Mountain, set against the backdrop of Tennessee coal country. Anna May Jones is the daughter …

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Book Review: Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower Author: Tamsyn MuirPublisher: Subterranean Press (November 30, 2020)Hardcover, 200 pagesFantasy, Adult fantasy, NovellaGoodreads Summary When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should …

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Book Review: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella is Dead Author: Kalynn Bayron Publisher: Bloomsbury YA (August 6, 2020) Paperback, 400 pages YA Fantasy Goodreads Summary It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night …

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Blitz: Kingdom of Sand and Wishes (Giveaway)

Kingdom of Sand & Wishes: A Limited Edition Collection of Aladdin Retellings Publication date: May 24th 2019 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Aladdin, but not as you remember it…. On the dusty streets, around the bustling bazaars, being overlooked by a Sultan’s Palace was a land. A land of magic, secrets and treasures buried …

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